MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1986
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INDUSTRY OFFICIAL ON PROMOTIONAL VISIT
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THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR TONY EASON, LEFT HONG KONG OVER THE WEEKEND ON A PROMOTIONAL VISIT TO EUROPE.
IN PARIS, MR EASON WILL BRIEF JOURNALISTS INFORMALLY ON OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG AND ON INVESTMENT AND TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA. IN ADDITION, HE WILL VISIT SOME FACTORIES AND HOLD TALKS WITH THE FRENCH EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION TO PROMOTE HONG KONG AS A LOCATION FOR FRENCH MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT.
MR EASON WILL GO ON TO LYON ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 4) WHERE HE WILL SPEAK AT A SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS (BNP) AND THE LYON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PRESENTING HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AND THE OPPORTUNITY THEY PRESENT TO FRENCH MANUFACTURERS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A PROMOTIONAL VISIT TO LYON,
DURING THE TRIP, MR EASON WILL ALSO VISIT HIS DEPARTMENT'S INVESTMENT PROMOTION OFFICES IN STUTTGART AND LONDON, AND WILL HOLD TALKS WITH OFFICIALS OF BRITAIN'S DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
HE IS DUE TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ON JUNE 11.
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT
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THERE IS CONSIDERABLE AUSTRALIAN INTEREST IN THE POSSIBILITY OF MANUFACTURING IN HONG KONG, THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT OF THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, MR C.L. CHU, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
MR CHU HAS JUST RETURNED FROM A THREE-WEEK INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTIONAL MISSION TO AUSTRALIA.
MR CHU SPENT 10 DAYS IN SYNDEY, FOUR DAYS IN NEWCASTLE AND A WEEK IN BRISBANE, HAVING MEETINGS INVOLVING OVER 50 COMPANIES AND ALSO BANKS, TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS AND AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
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